COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bakersfield vs Mountain Home
PLACE A
Bakersfield, Vermont
VS
PLACE B
Mountain Home, North Carolina
Bakersfield is 90% smaller than Mountain Home. Mountain Home earns more, with a median household income $6,416 higher.
BAKERSFIELDMOUNTAIN HOMEDIFFERENCE
Total population3403,437−90% vs Mountain Home
Population density327911−585
Population growth–-3.6%–
Median age47.950.5−2.6
Male47.9%51.9%−4.0 pts
Female52.1%48.1%+4.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%11.5%−11.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.5%80.6%+17.9 pts
Black0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%15.5%−15.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other1.5%1.1%+0.4 pts
Median household income$76,667$83,083−$6,416
Per capita income$39,237$41,711−$2,474
Poverty rate2.1%11.9%−9.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.404−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher36.8%42.0%−5.2 pts
Graduate degree15.4%9.3%+6.1 pts
Unemployment rate11.6%0.7%+10.9 pts
Labor force participation56.4%65.5%−9.1 pts
Median home value$230,600$400,000−$169,400
Median gross rent–$1,240–
Owner-occupied97.8%75.4%+22.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%6.5%−6.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%61.4%−61.4 pts
Average commute29.818.8+11.0
Worked from home17.8%7.1%+10.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.9%12.5%−11.6 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024